Infantile hepatic hemangioendothelioma: An 8-month old infant successfully treated with a corticosteroid

Hematology/ Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 422-425

  Al Tonbary, Youssef ^a   Fouda, Ashraf ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INFANTILE HEPATIC HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; FEMALE; HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER NEOPLASMS; PREDNISOLONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953658270     PISSN: 16583876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1658-3876(09)50012-X     Document Type: Article

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